Divers search the Hudson after reports of body

TROY -- Acting on a tip from a pair of fisherman, State Police divers spent two days this week searching the Hudson River for possible human remains.

"Yes, we had divers in the water," said Capt. Timothy Munro, of the State Police Department of Criminal Investigation. "It was reported to us on Saturday and we had guys in the water starting first thing Monday morning."

The dive team began searching the river near the Congress Street Bridge after Waterford police relayed the tip on May 10 from a man and a woman who'd been fishing that part of the river.

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"A fisherman reported encountering what appeared to be a mass of human hair," Munro said. "So we deployed divers in the area to search for what could human remains and found none."

Munro said the dive team was deployed for the better part of two eight-to-10-hour days searching.

"We interviewed the witness on Saturday morning," Munro said.

The pair had initially reported the possible sighting in April, making a call to 911 describing what they'd encountered while fishing that portion of the river.

The two-day search this week comes after similar efforts in February when divers searched for a Waterford woman, 24-year-old Anna Kroup, who went missing from her parent's home on Feb. 18.

That day, a Facebook post written by a family acquaintance on a page dedicated to finding Kroup read:

"Anna is still missing. We deeply appreciate everyone's help and support in finding her. So that energy is not wasted, we have decided, along with the Waterford police, to tell you that Anna left a note at our home on Sunday night/Monday morning before she left."

The contents of the note have not been released to the press.

The Kroup family has not spoken to media outlets, referring all media inquiries to the Waterford Police Department.